diff --git a/src/bin/new_users.rs b/src/bin/new_users.rs
index b723b43..9e887a0 100644
--- a/src/bin/new_users.rs
+++ b/src/bin/new_users.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ use lettre::{
     Message, SmtpTransport, Transport,
 };
 use maud::html;
-use rand::distributions::Alphanumeric;
-use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
-use skynet_ldap_backend::{db_init, get_config, Accounts, AccountsNew, Config, read_csv, Record};
+use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng, Rng};
+use skynet_ldap_backend::{db_init, get_config, read_csv, Accounts, AccountsNew, Config, Record};
 use sqlx::{Pool, Sqlite};
 
 #[async_std::main]
diff --git a/src/bin/update_groups.rs b/src/bin/update_groups.rs
index c97a951..61983dc 100644
--- a/src/bin/update_groups.rs
+++ b/src/bin/update_groups.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use chrono::{Datelike, Utc};
 use dotenvy::dotenv;
-use ldap3::{LdapConn, Mod, Scope, SearchEntry};
-use skynet_ldap_backend::{get_config, Config, read_csv};
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::env;
-use std::error::Error;
+use ldap3::{LdapConn, Mod};
+use skynet_ldap_backend::{db_init, get_config, read_csv, Accounts, Config};
+use sqlx::{Pool, Sqlite};
+use std::{collections::HashSet, env, error::Error};
 
 #[async_std::main]
 async fn main() -> tide::Result<()> {
@@ -126,61 +125,11 @@ async fn update_group(config: &Config, group: &str, users: &[&str], replace: boo
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn ldap_get_accounts(config: &Config) -> Result<(HashMap<String, String>, HashMap<String, String>), Box<dyn Error>> {
-    // connect to ldap
-    let mut ldap = LdapConn::new(&config.ldap_host)?;
-    ldap.simple_bind(&config.ldap_admin, &config.ldap_admin_pw)?.success()?;
-
-    let mut uid_idstudent: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
-    let mut uid_email: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
-
-    let (rs, _res) = ldap
-        .search("ou=users,dc=skynet,dc=ie", Scope::OneLevel, "(objectClass=*)", vec!["uid", "mail", "skID", "skSecure"])
-        .unwrap()
-        .success()
-        .unwrap();
-
-    for entry in rs {
-        let tmp = SearchEntry::construct(entry);
-
-        // skSecure is a standin for teh password, only 1 if the password is SSHA512
-        if !tmp.attrs.contains_key("skSecure") {
-            continue;
-        }
-        if tmp.attrs["skSecure"].is_empty() {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // make sure there is an id;
-        let uid = if !tmp.attrs["uid"].is_empty() {
-            tmp.attrs["uid"][0].clone()
-        } else {
-            continue;
-        };
-
-        if !tmp.attrs["skID"].is_empty() {
-            let skid = tmp.attrs["skID"][0].clone();
-            if &skid != "00000000" {
-                uid_idstudent.insert(skid, uid.clone());
-            }
-        }
-
-        if !tmp.attrs["mail"].is_empty() {
-            let mail = tmp.attrs["mail"][0].clone();
-            if &mail != "nomail@skynet.ie" {
-                uid_email.insert(mail, uid.clone());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    ldap.unbind()?;
-
-    Ok((uid_idstudent, uid_email))
-}
-
 async fn from_csv(config: &Config) -> Result<HashSet<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let db = db_init(config).await.unwrap();
+
     let mut uids = HashSet::new();
 
-    let (uid_idstudent, uid_email) = ldap_get_accounts(config).await?;
     let records = read_csv(config)?;
 
     let now = Utc::now();
@@ -192,13 +141,58 @@ async fn from_csv(config: &Config) -> Result<HashSet<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
             continue;
         }
 
-        if let Some(uid) = uid_email.get(&record.email) {
-            uids.insert(uid.clone());
-        }
-        if let Some(uid) = uid_idstudent.get(&record.id_student) {
-            uids.insert(uid.clone());
+        if let Some(uid) = account_mail_get_uid(&db, &record.email).await {
+            uids.insert(uid);
+        } else if let Some(uid) = account_id_get_uid(&db, &record.id_student).await {
+            uids.insert(uid);
         }
     }
 
     Ok(uids)
 }
+
+async fn account_mail_get_uid(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, mail: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    match sqlx::query_as::<_, Accounts>(
+        r#"
+        SELECT user
+        FROM accounts
+        WHERE mail == ?
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(mail)
+    .fetch_all(db)
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(res) => {
+            if res.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(res[0].user.to_owned())
+            }
+        }
+        Err(_) => None,
+    }
+}
+
+async fn account_id_get_uid(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, id: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    match sqlx::query_as::<_, Accounts>(
+        r#"
+        SELECT student_id
+        FROM accounts
+        WHERE mail == ?
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(id)
+    .fetch_all(db)
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(res) => {
+            if res.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(res[0].student_id.to_owned())
+            }
+        }
+        Err(_) => None,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3609b48..e395452 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ async fn update_accounts(pool: &Pool<Sqlite>, config: &Config) {
     ldap.unbind().unwrap();
 }
 
-
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct Record {
     #[serde(rename = "MemID")]
@@ -285,4 +284,4 @@ pub fn read_csv(config: &Config) -> Result<Vec<Record>, Box<dyn std::error::Erro
     }
 
     Ok(records)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}